Variable definition modification device and method for process model integration system

Abstract

A variable definition modification device and a method for a process model integration system are provided. The device stores a plurality of process model definition files corresponding to a plurality of process models. Each of the process models includes an artifact including an original variable definition and a process model identity. The device creates a variable definition integration table recording a new variable definition, the original variable definitions and the process model identities, and create a variable definition location table including variable definition locations. The new variable definition and the original variable definitions correspond to a same variable. The device modifies one of the original variable definitions into the new variable definition in the corresponding process model definition file according to the variable definition integration table and the variable definition location table if the original variable definition is different from the new variable definition.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A variable definition modification device for a process model integration system, comprising:
 a storage, being configured to store a plurality of process model definition files corresponding to the process model integration system, each of the process model definition files corresponding to a process model, each of the process models comprising an artifact, and each of the artifacts comprising an original variable definition and a process model identity;   a variable definition integration recorder electrically connected to the storage, being configured to create a variable definition integration table in the storage, the variable definition integration table comprising a new variable definition, the original variable definitions and the process model identities, and the new variable definition and the original variable definitions corresponding to a same variable;   a variable definition location recorder electrically connected to the storage, being configured to create a variable definition location table in the storage, the variable definition location table comprising variable definition locations where the original variable definitions are located in the corresponding process model definition files respectively; and   a variable definition modifier electrically connected to the storage, being configured to modify one of the original variable definitions into the new variable definition in the corresponding process model definition file according to the variable definition integration table and the variable definition location table if the original variable definition is different from the new variable definition.   
     
     
         2 . The variable definition modification device of  claim 1 , wherein the original variable definitions and the new variable definition each comprise a variable name and a variable type. 
     
     
         3 . The variable definition modification device of  claim 1 , wherein the storage further backs up the original variable definition before the variable definition modifier modifies the original variable definition into the new variable definition. 
     
     
         4 . A variable definition modification method for a process model integration system, being used in a variable definition modification device, the variable definition modification device comprising a storage, a variable definition integration recorder, a variable definition location recorder and a variable definition modifier, the variable definition modification method comprising:
 storing, by the storage, a plurality of process model definition files corresponding to the process model integration system, each of the process model definition files corresponding to a process model, each of the process models comprising an artifact, and each of the artifacts comprising an original variable definition and a process model identity;   creating, by the variable definition integration recorder, a variable definition integration table in the storage, the variable definition integration table comprising a new variable definition, the original variable definitions and the process model identities, and the new variable definition and the original variable definitions corresponding to a same variable;   creating, by the variable definition location recorder, a variable definition location table in the storage, the variable definition location table comprising variable definition locations where the original variable definitions are located in the corresponding process model definition files respectively; and   modifying, by the variable definition modifier, one of the original variable definitions into the new variable definition in the corresponding process model definition file according to the variable definition integration table and the variable definition location table if the original variable definition is different from the new variable definition.   
     
     
         5 . The variable definition modification method of  claim 4 , wherein the original variable definitions and the new variable definition each comprise a variable name and a variable type. 
     
     
         6 . The variable definition modification method of  claim 4 , further comprising:
 backing up, by the storage, the original variable definition before the variable definition modifier modifies the original variable definition into the new variable definition.